Prostaglandin E2 deficiency uncovers a dominant role for thromboxane A2 in house dust mite-induced allergic pulmonary inflammation

T Liu, TM Laidlaw, C Feng, W Xing… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
T Liu, TM Laidlaw, C Feng, W Xing, S Shen, GL Milne, JA Boyce
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2012National Acad Sciences
Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) is an abundant lipid inflammatory mediator with potent but
incompletely understood anti-inflammatory actions in the lung. Deficient PGE2 generation in
the lung predisposes to airway hyperresponsiveness and aspirin intolerance in asthmatic
individuals. PGE2-deficient ptges−/− mice develop exaggerated pulmonary eosinophilia and
pulmonary arteriolar smooth-muscle hyperplasia compared with PGE2-sufficient controls
when challenged intranasally with a house dust mite extract. We now demonstrate that both …
Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) is an abundant lipid inflammatory mediator with potent but incompletely understood anti-inflammatory actions in the lung. Deficient PGE2 generation in the lung predisposes to airway hyperresponsiveness and aspirin intolerance in asthmatic individuals. PGE2-deficient ptges−/− mice develop exaggerated pulmonary eosinophilia and pulmonary arteriolar smooth-muscle hyperplasia compared with PGE2-sufficient controls when challenged intranasally with a house dust mite extract. We now demonstrate that both pulmonary eosinophilia and vascular remodeling in the setting of PGE2 deficiency depend on thromboxane A2 and signaling through the T prostanoid (TP) receptor. Deletion of TP receptors from ptges−/− mice reduces inflammation, vascular remodeling, cytokine generation, and airway reactivity to wild-type levels, with contributions from TP receptors localized to both hematopoietic cells and tissue. TP receptor signaling ex vivo is controlled heterologously by E prostanoid (EP)1 and EP2 receptor-dependent signaling pathways coupling to protein kinases C and A, respectively. TP-dependent up-regulation of intracellular adhesion molecule-1 expression is essential for the effects of PGE2 deficiency. Thus, PGE2 controls the strength of TP receptor signaling as a major bronchoprotective mechanism, carrying implications for the pathobiology and therapy of asthma.
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